Category Archives: Pop Culture

Friday, briefly

Awesome! The UN gives up on Israel’s nukes: That will be one less anti-Israel report out of the UN, as investigators have given up because they can’t get the information they need for the report. Oh, like Israel is going … Continue reading

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Your evening funny

Via Allahpundit. Spit-monitor warning. VERY funny.

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Comic-Con vs. the church of Phelps

Utterly hilarious photos of a counter-protest to the shmucks in the Fred Phelps cult. I think my favorite mock is the “God hates kittens” sign. And the gay sex chant was just perfect. Alas, there was no Hulk representation. Comic … Continue reading

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J Street’s New Ad – The Community of Hypocrisy

J Street’s new 30 second TV ad begins with “While chaos and violence in the Middle East grow….” The ad then actually pretends to condemn “fear mongering.” This is a profoundly hypocritical path. I say “pretends” because clearly the opening … Continue reading

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Anger management program dropouts

Language warning: It’s Christian Bale vs. Mel Gibson. Effing hilarious.

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Just four simple words on Mel Gibson:

I told you so. (Background)

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Snarks, snarks, get your snarks here

Damn, the bulls did a poor job this year: The running of the bulls, and they could only manage three with bumps and bruises? Geez. What about some good, old-fashioned gorings? (I always root for the bulls on this one.) … Continue reading

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Only Israel

Via Hot Air. The comments at YouTube are, of course, filthy and hateful, for the most part.

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Friday night video

A fitting one for Friday night. Leonard Cohen toured Israel last year, ignoring calls for him to boycott the Jewish state, what with his being a religious Jew and all that. The result? What was probably a religious experience for … Continue reading

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Fish heads to lighten the mood

Barnes and Barnes wrote a song and created a video that, during the 1980s, gave my friends and me hours of amusement. (All Dr. Demento fans will remember this one.) As a matter of fact, I developed an entire theory … Continue reading

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Liveblogging the Lost series finale

I’m watching the show… Update: Still watching it…. Update 2: Still watching…. Update 3: Watching the show still… Update 4: Yep, still watching it…. Update 5: I’m tired of liveblogging. Gonna keep watching the show.

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Snarky entertainment news

Damn! Wrong Redgrave: Lynn Redgrave died of breast cancer yesterday. Shame it wasn’t her sister Vanessa. Say, you think you might have put the new website up before the new CD came out? Mary Chapin Carpenter’s new album is out. … Continue reading

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Arnold Stang and the Middle East

Barry Rubin has succeeded in using an Arnold Stang analogy while explaining the way power works in the Middle East. And so, if you’re going to have a superpower protector, the relatively moderate Arab rulers prefer Arnold Schwarzenegger to Arnold … Continue reading

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The return of the Lost episode summary

I haven’t done this in years, but last night’s episode spurred me to recap it in my own style. JACK: And when they got home, they found a hook on the passenger door! HURLEY: Dude, that wasn’t even scary when … Continue reading

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Back home, tired, and there’s work to do

I am back in my home sweet home, with my cats yowling for attention in the background. I’m currently cleaning up a mess on the blog. I have a ton of real work to do, and though I had a … Continue reading

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